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Samir Georges

Edition I

The Snake and I - by Samir Georges (Photo by Samuel Zeller)Photo credit: Samuel Zeller

The Snake and I

By Samir Georges

I rode the snake up to my heart

and we coiled up neatly

warmed my blood

and cooled in venom,

so we did,

so we did

the snake and I

we fit well together

us, with that gleam in our eye.


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